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title: odour — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «odour» in the school dictionary: An odour is a smell, often an unpleasant one. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# odour

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**Who acts:** odour, Body odour, strange odour, nasty odour, you, Carbon dioxide · **What happens:** be, come, wash, stop, give, notice · **To what, where:** smell, bad smell, body, bin, old fridge, body odour

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«odour» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [odour in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/odour.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An odour is a smell, often an unpleasant one.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:odour:m1:1
# text = An odour is a smell, often an unpleasant one.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	odour	odour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	often	often	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	unpleasant	unpleasant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a odour | a smell and a unpleasant one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

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"a strange odour came from the bin".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:odour:m1e:1
# text = "a strange odour came from the bin".
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	odour	odour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bin	bin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** *in a quote* | past | a strange odour |  |  | the bin |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from bin=Initial\_Location |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Body odour (BO) is the bad smell of sweat on someone's body.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:odour:m2:1
# text = Body odour (BO) is the bad smell of sweat on someone's body.
1	Body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	odour	odour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	BO	BO	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	sweat	sweat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Body odour | the bad smell |  | someone's body |  | of sweat | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A nasty odour came from the old fridge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:odour:x1:1
# text = A nasty odour came from the old fridge.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	nasty	nasty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	odour	odour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	fridge	fridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | a nasty odour |  |  | the old fridge |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from fridge=Initial\_Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wash with soap to stop body odour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:odour:x2:1
# text = Wash with soap to stop body odour.
1	Wash	wash	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	soap	soap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	odour	odour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with soap | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with soap=Instrument |
| 2 | **stop** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | body odour |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality odour=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Carbon dioxide is a gas with no odour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:odour:x3:1
# text = Carbon dioxide is a gas with no odour.
1	Carbon	carbon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	dioxide	dioxide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	odour	odour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Carbon dioxide | a gas |  |  |  | with no odour | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Natural gas is given a strong odour so that people notice leaks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:odour:x4:1
# text = Natural gas is given a strong odour so that people notice leaks.
1	Natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	odour	odour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	11	mark	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	notice	notice	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
12	leaks	leak	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | Natural gas |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient odour=Theme |
| 2 | **notice** | present | people | leaks |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer leak=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The odour of fresh bread filled the kitchen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:odour:x5:1
# text = The odour of fresh bread filled the kitchen.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	odour	odour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	filled	fill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | past | the odour of fresh bread | the kitchen |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent kitchen=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The skunk sprayed a horrible odour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:odour:x6:1
# text = The skunk sprayed a horrible odour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	skunk	skunk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sprayed	spray	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	horrible	horrible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	odour	odour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spray** | past | the skunk | a horrible odour |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent odour=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The blooming lychnis exhaled sweet odours.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:odour:x7:1
# text = The blooming lychnis exhaled sweet odours.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	blooming	bloom	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	amod	_	_
3	lychnis	lychnis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	exhaled	exhale	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	odours	odour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bloom** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_modes\_being-47.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **exhale** | past | the blooming lychnis | sweet odours |  |  |  |  | vn exhale-40.1.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent odour=Theme |

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